Contrast
Tea Plate
ca. 1975 (designed)
ca. 1975 (designed)
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| Place of origin |
Plate of stoneware with a brown body and a white glaze, and decorated with a thick black line and a thin white band.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Title | Contrast (manufacturer's title) |
| Materials and techniques | Stoneware and glazed |
| Brief description | 'Contrast' plate of stoneware with a brown body and a white glaze, from Lancaster tableware range, designed by Martin Hunt, made by Hornsea Pottery Co. Ltd., Hornsea, ca. 1975. |
| Physical description | Plate of stoneware with a brown body and a white glaze, and decorated with a thick black line and a thin white band. |
| Dimensions |
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| Marks and inscriptions | 'LANCASTER VITRAMIC / HORNSEA ENGLAND / CONTRAST / OVENPROOF / DISHWASHER PROOF / DESIGN COUNCIL AWARD 1975' (On base) |
| Gallery label | Tea service 'Contrast'
Designed by Martin Hunt (of Queensberry Hunt), made by Hornsea Pottery Co. Ltd., Yorkshire, England; 1975
Stoneware
Circ.50&A, 57, 58&A, 60&A and 65A-1977
Won the 1975 Design Council Award. |
| Credit line | Given by the maker |
| Object history | Won the 1975 Design Council Award. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | CIRC.65B-1977 |
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| Record created | November 12, 2008 |
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